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The Holy Kaaba Exhibition

The Holy Kaaba Exhibition

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Posted on 22 Jul 201926 Mar 2020

The Kaaba before the Prophet Muhammad’s Mission

After the Prophet Abraham and his son Ishmael established the foundations of the Holy Kaaba, God commanded

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Posted on 22 Jul 201926 Mar 2020

The Kaaba after the Conquest of Mecca

On 20 Ramadan, 8 AH/630 CE, the Prophet Muhammad {pbuh} returned to Mecca and entered victorious. The conquest of Mecca was a new beginning for the religion of Islam, as…

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Posted on 21 Jul 201926 Mar 2020

The Architecture of the Holy Kaaba

In the centuries before the Prophet Muhammad’s mission , the Holy Kaaba was a trapezoidal structure, with walls no higher than 4.5 meters. As it had no ceiling at that…

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Posted on 20 Jul 201926 Mar 2020

Religious Significance

The Kaaba has a special status in the hearts of Muslims, as they believe that it is the first house of worship on Earth, and represents the lineage of God’s prophets…

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Posted on 19 Jul 201926 Mar 2020

Mecca in the Writing of Western Europe

From the late 15th century onwards, changes in Western European thought and culture and the rise of humanism led to a shift in Western Europe’s vision of the rest of the world.

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Posted on 18 Jul 201926 Mar 2020

Adorning the Kaaba

The Holy Kaaba is of simple construction, but is majestic in status. Over the centuries, Muslim rulers have approached the Kaaba with reverence and devotion. From the earliest times until…

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Posted on 17 Jul 201926 Mar 2020

Images of Devotion

The Holy Mosque in Mecca has been widely written about and depicted by both Muslim and non-Muslim travelers. The invention of photography in the mid-19th century offered a new way…

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Posted on 16 Jul 201926 Mar 2020

Hajj Certificates

In the Holy Qur’an and Hadith, the criterion for attestation is the testimony of human witnesses who are deemed both honest and reliable. Nevertheless, the social standing and honor bestowed…

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